Comedians have pointed out that reality has a progressive bias (Rob Corddry in 2004 and Steven Colbert in 2006 come to mind), but this from Cory Doctorow really strikes a chord:
"Reality has a distinct anti-conservative bias, but conservatives have an answer: when the facts don't support your policies, just get different facts. Who needs evidence-based policy when you can have policy-based evidence?"
As true in Australia as anywhere else. https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/10/digital-redlining/#stop-confusing-the-issue-with-relevant-facts #AusPol#conservatism#reality
"Musk, in his perverse way, reminded a lot of people that their favorite social media hangouts - and their writing, platforms, and social networks built over the course of decades - can be taken away at any time by a single corporate demon with the relative intellect of a tennis shoe."
Deepfakes will be the cause of multiple October Surprises in 2024. The post-truth era meets manufactured consent meets reality distortion fields at the scale of SaaS.
After Florida restricts Black history, churches step up to teach it because Black history is American history. (Plus it’s #factual, part of #reality, and the church has always taught it.) #education
“A science-fiction story about [life] in the age of climate change.", told from the POV of a 15yr old girl named Rue. It's quite poignant. Read it. Pass it on.
The #FridaysForFuture strikes get harder and harder each time. It's wearing me down, all of it. The science is there, the news reports (burning, flooding, devastation) are there, yet so many people choose to ignore it. I mean, honestly, to a degree: I get it. That shit is overwhelming AS FUCK.
Not participating is not an option, though.
I often wonder what I’d do if we had kids. How can you carry on #YOLO’ing your live with your offspring right there with you‽
“If you engage in acts of insurrection or rebellion against the government, or you give aid and comfort to those who do, you are disqualified from running”
This should apply to every single republican who aided the insurrection and the big lie.
@flexghost#Reality#Facts#Truth and #Law won’t stop people belonging to a political party or cult of personality who reject those essential tenets of civilization and democracy.
David Bowie - Fall Dog Bombs the Moon (live in Sept 2003) (m.youtube.com)
Filmed for TV2 France, 4 September 2003.
Chromavescence by Barney (maybebarney.itch.io)
A mind-bending reality platformer